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Pvt William C Tucker

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Pvt William C Tucker Veteran

Birth
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Death
12 Mar 1864 (aged 29)
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
796
Memorial ID
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Enlisted Nov. 25, 1861 at Jackson, Tennessee by T. G. Rundel.
Present on Muster Roll of Co. A 52nd Reg., Tennessee Volunteer Inf. CSA for July, August, 1863
Paid to July 1, 1863 by Capt. Pilcher.
Last paid, 1 Nov. 1863 by Capt. Pilcher.
Absent on Muster Roll of Co. A 52nd Reg., Tennessee Volunteer Inf. CSA for Jan., Feb. 1864.
Absence due to capture by forces under command of Maj. Gen. George H Thomas, Nov. 25, 1864, near Ringold, GA
On the roll of prisoners of war dated Dec. 9, 1863, Nashville, TN.
Sent to Louisville, KY Dec. 9, 1863, marked for exchange.
Received at Military Prison, Louisville, KY, Dec.10, 1863.
Discharged to Rock Island Dec. 11, 1863.
Entered Rock Island Dec. 13, 1863.
William is on the roll of prisoners of war at Rock Island Barracks, Ill., Jan. 1, 1864.
On the record of prisoners of war who have died at Rock Island Barracks, Ill.
William C. Tucker, Pvt. Co. A, 52nd Tenn. Vol. Inf. Joined station, December 13, 1863
Died of Variola (Smallpox), March 12, 1864.
BURIAL: Grave #796, Confederate Cem., South of Prison Barracks, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois.
Never returned home following his enlistment. He left a wife, the former Nancy Ann Tuten, and five children, George Franklin, William Jack, Elvira E, John Iley, and Jefferson Davis Tucker.
None of his family knew what had happened to him, only that he did not return from the war.
Enlisted Nov. 25, 1861 at Jackson, Tennessee by T. G. Rundel.
Present on Muster Roll of Co. A 52nd Reg., Tennessee Volunteer Inf. CSA for July, August, 1863
Paid to July 1, 1863 by Capt. Pilcher.
Last paid, 1 Nov. 1863 by Capt. Pilcher.
Absent on Muster Roll of Co. A 52nd Reg., Tennessee Volunteer Inf. CSA for Jan., Feb. 1864.
Absence due to capture by forces under command of Maj. Gen. George H Thomas, Nov. 25, 1864, near Ringold, GA
On the roll of prisoners of war dated Dec. 9, 1863, Nashville, TN.
Sent to Louisville, KY Dec. 9, 1863, marked for exchange.
Received at Military Prison, Louisville, KY, Dec.10, 1863.
Discharged to Rock Island Dec. 11, 1863.
Entered Rock Island Dec. 13, 1863.
William is on the roll of prisoners of war at Rock Island Barracks, Ill., Jan. 1, 1864.
On the record of prisoners of war who have died at Rock Island Barracks, Ill.
William C. Tucker, Pvt. Co. A, 52nd Tenn. Vol. Inf. Joined station, December 13, 1863
Died of Variola (Smallpox), March 12, 1864.
BURIAL: Grave #796, Confederate Cem., South of Prison Barracks, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois.
Never returned home following his enlistment. He left a wife, the former Nancy Ann Tuten, and five children, George Franklin, William Jack, Elvira E, John Iley, and Jefferson Davis Tucker.
None of his family knew what had happened to him, only that he did not return from the war.


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  • Maintained by: HGWells
  • Originally Created by: Ben Rinehold
  • Added: Apr 25, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36367270/william_c-tucker: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt William C Tucker (24 Nov 1834–12 Mar 1864), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36367270, citing Rock Island Confederate Cemetery, Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by HGWells (contributor 49850702).